Dryden's pearls
by krnodil

Comment by kleski:
hard to identify a subject of this piece...might have done better in color

Dryden's pearls
by krnodil

Comment by Louis:
A creek bed, it seems. Abstraction occasionally works as fine art. This is texturally interesting, but not evocative of anything in particular (it doesn't touch me, connect with me). For that reason, I can't personally label this as "fine art". I like looking, though. There are many textural layers that one can see.

Dryden's pearls
by krnodil

Comment by see:
Mind feast...Lovely..

Dryden's pearls
by krnodil

Comment by Insomniac:
This is exactly the style I thought of when I saw this challenge. It's been perfectly executed, and gets my highest vote.

Dryden's pearls
by krnodil

Comment by Ammie:
An underwater shot? I do not "see" the picture and I'm sure it is good so no vote from me

Dryden's pearls
by krnodil

Comment by posthumous:
Lovely intricate abstract

Dryden's pearls
by krnodil

Comment by grahamgator:
This is a cool photo. I had to keep looking deeper to find it. Nice.

beware of the leopard
by krnodil

Comment by skewsme:
congratulations!

beware of the leopard
by krnodil

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: An interesting abstraction of blur and texture. I like the way that this is so reduced down - distilled almost. No compromising with shades of grey - we'll have white and black and we'll like it! The motion blurring gives a sense of urgency and this is captured in your title and the radiation of the linear components lead us on, offering us a sense of direction and purpose.

Critical stuff: No suggestions to make - any changes would upset the balance of what you have created.

Overall: Obviously not everybody's cup of tea but I like it.

beware of the leopard
by krnodil

Comment by posthumous:
I will beware, if by "leopard" you mean "the eternal branching realities of my future silhouetted by heaven through which Thanatos cascades."

This picture insists on my blue ribbon.